REPUBLIC VRS OFOSU (181/2022) [2024] GHACC 229 (21 March 2024)
The accused's confession statement, corroborated by prosecution witnesses and documentary evidence, established beyond reasonable doubt that the accused dishonestly appropriated goods and funds belonging to the complainant. The absence of the record book was not fatal as other evidence sufficed.
- Citation
- REPUBLIC VRS OFOSU (181/2022) [2024] GHACC 229 (21 March 2024)
- Parties
- Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Bismark Ofosu
- Court
- ghacc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 21 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Judgment
- Outcome
- conviction and sentence
- Legal Topics
- Stealing, Confession Evidence, Burden of Proof, Corroboration
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
The Republic
Prosecution
Bismark Ofosu
Accused
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the prosecution's failure to provide the record book was fatal to their case
- 2 Whether a confession statement can warrant a conviction with or without corroboration
Ratio Decidendi
The accused's confession statement, corroborated by prosecution witnesses and documentary evidence, established beyond reasonable doubt that the accused dishonestly appropriated goods and funds belonging to the complainant. The absence of the record book was not fatal as other evidence sufficed.
Court Disposition
conviction and sentence
Orders
- The accused is convicted of stealing.
- The accused is sentenced to three years imprisonment.
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